Here, I comment some relevant and selected papers which I consider they contribute somehow to the understanding of some of the perception and action topics.
In this paper we demonstrate that people can integrate early estimates of time to contact with late evidence to improve the precision of the catching. This happens mainly when the cues used for making early estimates are based on different information (e.g. elevation angle of a parabolic flight) than the late cues (e.g. expansion of the image object).
When we repeatedly point to objects with the unseen hand, our hand position drifts with respect to the targets. In this paper we demonstrate that this drift is an mainly a passive mechanism based on error accumulation. The system assumes the final position is mostly correct (based on priors) and do not make any correction until the discrepancy between the unseen hand and the target reaches a noticeable value.
Previous models (i.e. \(\eta\) and \(\tau\)) that tried to explain the profile of firing response neurons sensitive to impending collisions were mainly phenomenological and also include terms (i.e. exponentials) that are difficult to implement at the neural level. In this paper we propose a new framework which is neurophysiologically plausible and provides an unified account of different types of neural responses as well as psychophysical data.
The retinal image is ambiguous because depends on the object’s size and distance. Dominant models of time-to-contact (e.g. \(\tau\)-function) rely on optical variables only without resorting to physical variables. This paper shows that people very quickly assume a known physical size underlying the variability of the retinal image. Computations become simpler and people can time the initiation of the actions based on visual angle threshold. This paper provides a more general account of interceptive behaviour than López-Moliner, Field and Wann (2007).
This paper demonstrated for the very first time that prior knowledge of physical size of the approaching object affects the optical variable that is being used by the system. Subjects switched to using a rate of expansion threshold in the condition where physical size was known. The response then did not require combining visual angle and its rate of expansion. A posterior paper (commented above) generalizes the model that encapsulates physical size.
When looking at a normal moving object, there is only one perceived global motion. However, we know that locally there can be considerable ambiguity (the aperture problem). Does one adapt to all the local components of motion, including those that one does not perceive, or only to the perceived global motion? In this paper we nicely show that we adapt to components that are local and not perceived.
Boned, J., & López-Moliner, J. (2022). Duration judgments are mediated by the similarity with the temporal context. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 22575.
de la Malla, C., & López-Moliner, J. (2022). Scene variability biases our decisions, but not our perceptual estimates. Journal of experimental psychology: human perception and performance.
Décima, A., Barraza, J., and López-Moliner, J. (2022). The perceptual dynamics of the contrast induced speed bias. Vision Research, 191:107966.
López-Moliner, J., de la Malla, C. Motion-in-depth effects on interceptive timing errors in an immersive environment. Scientific Reports 11, 21961 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-01397-x
Aguado, B. and López-Moliner, J. (2021). Gravity and known size calibrate visual information to time parabolic trajectories. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 15:642025:1–19.
Jovanovic, L., López-Moliner, J., and Mamassian, P. (2021). Contrasting contributions of movement onset and duration to self-evaluation of sensorimotor timing performance. European Journal of Neuroscience, 54(3):5092–5111.
Aguado, B. and López-Moliner, J. (2021). Flexible viewing time when estimating time-to-contact in 3d parabolic trajectories. Journal of Vision, 21(4):9.
Jörges, B., La Scaleia, B., López-Moliner, J., Lacquaniti, F., and Zago, M. (2021). Perceptual judgments of duration of parabolic motions. Scientific Reports, 11(1):1–13.
Jörges, B. and López-Moliner, J. (2020). Determining mean and standard deviation of the strong gravity prior through simulations. Plos One, 15(8):e0236732.
Cámara, C., López-Moliner, J., Brenner, E., and de la Malla, C. (2020). Looking away from a moving target does not disrupt the way in which the movement toward the target is guided. Journal of Vision, 20(5):5–5.
Knelange, E. B. and López-Moliner, J. (2020). Increased error-correction leads to both higher levels of variability and adaptation. PloS One, 15(2):e0227913.
López-Moliner, J., Vullings, C., Madelain, L., and van Beers, R.J. (2019). Prediction and final temporal errors are used for trial-to-trial motor corrections. Scientific Reports, 9(1):19230.
Jörges, B. and López-Moliner, J. (2019). Earth-gravity congruent motion facilitates ocular control for pursuit of parabolic trajectories. Scientific Reports, 9(14094):1–13.
Linares, D., Aguilar-Lleyda, D., and López-Moliner, J. (2019). Decoupling sensory from decisional choice biases in perceptual decision making. eLife, 8:e43994.
Aguado, B. and López-Moliner, J. (2019). Perceived speed of motion in depth modulates misjudgements of approaching trajectories consistently with a slow prior. Vision Research, 159:1 – 9.
Knelange, E. and López-Moliner, J. (2019). Decreased temporal sensorimotor adaptation due to perturbation-induced measurement noise. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 13(46):1–11.
Aguilar-Lleyda,D., Tubau,E., López-Moliner,J (2018). An object-tracking model that combines position and speed explains spatial and temporal responses in a timing task. Journal of Vision, 18(12), 1-19
Jörges,B., Hagenfeld, L., López-Moliner, J. (2018) The use of visual cues in gravity judgements on parabolic motion. Vision Research, 149, 47-58
Cámara, C., de la Malla, C., López-Moliner, J., and Brenner, E. (2018). Eye movements in interception with delayed visual feedback. Experimental Brain Research, 236(7):1837–1847
Maselli A., Kilteni, K. López-Moliner J., Slater, M. (2016) The sense of body ownership relaxes temporal constraints for multisensory integration. Sci Rep., 3;6:30628. DOI: 10.1038/srep30628.
Linares, D.; López-Moliner, J. (2016). quickpsy: An R Package to Fit Psychometric Functions for Multiple Groups. The R Journal, 8, 1. 122-131
López-Moliner, J., Brenner, E. (2016). Flexible timing of eye movements when catching a ball. Journal of Vision, 16, 13. DOI:10.1167/16.5.13
Vencato, V; López-Moliner, J.; Madelaine, L. (2018) Saccadic and Movement Reaction Time discrimination in humans. 18th Annual Meeting Vision Science Society, St Petersburg, Fl. J Vision, 16
Jörges, B.; Slupinsky, L.; López-Moliner, J. (2018) Moderate Influence of Target Size Variability on Visual Gravity Judgements. 18th Annual Meeting Vision Science Society, St Petersburg, Fl. J Vision, 16
López-Moliner, J.; Vullings, C; Madelain, L.; van Beers, R. (2018) Different ways of correcting for previous temporal errors in interception tasks. 18th Annual Meeting Vision Science Society, St Petersburg, Fl. J Vision, 16
Knelange E.; Lopez-Moliner, J. (2018) Measurement noise explains lack of full adaptation without the need of forgetting: evidence from temporal delays. 18th Annual Meeting Vision Science Society, St Petersburg, Fl. J Vision, 16
Knelange E.; Lopez-Moliner, J. (2017) The relationship between baseline variability and adaptation to temporal delays in interception. Vision Science Society 17th Annual Meeting, St Petersburg, Fl. J Vision, 16
Aguilar-Lleyda, D.; Tubau, E.; López-Moliner, J. (2017) Temporal-based responses enhance gain in sensorimotor decision-making. Vision Science Society 17th Annual Meeting, St Petersburg, Fl. J Vision, 16
Camara, C.; de la Malla, C.; Lopez-Moliner, J.; Brenner, E. (2017) Eye-hand coordination in interception with delayed visual feedback. Vision Science Society 17th Annual Meeting, St Petersburg, Fl. J Vision, 16
Jörges, B.; López-Moliner, J (2017) Temporal derivative of the elevation angle as a cue for visually perceived gravity. Vision Science Society 17th Annual Meeting, St Petersburg, Fl. J Vision, 16
Linares, D.; López-Moliner, J (2016) Choice bias contributes little to perceptual decision making in appearance tasks. 39th European Conference on Visual Perception Barcelona, Spain.
Knelange, E; López-Moliner, J; (2016) Increased variability in a temporal-coincidence task after adaptation to delays: a possible explanation. Vision Science Society 16th Annual Meeting, St Petersburg, Fl. J Vision, 16
Camara, C; Marco-Pallares, J; López-Moliner, J. (2016) Neural Correlates of adaptation to visuo-motor delays. Vision Science Society 16th Annual Meeting, St Petersburg, Fl. J Vision, 16
López-Moliner, J; Keil, M. S. (2016) Internal timing adjustments in interception revealed by Kalman filtering and diffusion processes. Vision Science Society 16th Annual Meeting, St Petersburg, Fl. J Vision, 16
López-Moliner, J (2015) Do we use temporal errors in interceptive timing? 38th European Conference on Visual Perception Liverpool, UK.
López-Moliner, J (2015) Haptic plus auditory feedback help timing interceptive actions in the absence of late vision. Vision Science Society 15th Annual Meeting, St Petersburg, Fl. J Vision, 15
Aguilar-Lleyda, A.; Tubau, E; López-Moliner, J (2015) Expected utility maximization in motor decision-making: differences in representing probability through size vs. through distance. Vision Science Society 15th Annual Meeting, St Petersburg, Fl. J Vision, 15
López-Moliner, J; de la Malla, C. (2014) Predictive plus online visual information optimizes temporal precision. 37th European Conference on Visual Perception Belgrade, Serbia.
de la Malla, C.; López-Moliner, J (2014) Hitting targets moving in simple harmonic motion. 37th European Conference on Visual Perception Belgrade, Serbia.
de la Malla, C.; López-Moliner, J (2014) Coupling of reaction and movement times in reaching. Vision Science Society 14th Annual Meeting, St Petersburg, Fl. J Vision, 14
Aguilar-Lleyda, D; Tubau, E.; López-Moliner, J (2014). Biases in number representation as a by-product of optimising visuomotor responses: evidence from a number line reaching task. Vision Science Society 14th Annual Meeting, St Petersburg, Fl. J Vision, 14
López-Moliner, J.; Brenner, E (2014) When must one look at the ball in order to be able to catch it?. Vision Science Society 14th Annual Meeting, St Petersburg, Fl. J Vision, 14
López-Moliner, J. (2013) Is there an uncertainty principle in interceptive timing?. 36th ECVP, Bremen, Germany Perception, 42 Supplement
Cameron, B. D., López-Moliner, J. (2013) Movement drift following visual occlusion of the hand and target. 36th ECVP, Bremen, Germany Perception, 42 Supplement
de la Malla, C., López-Moliner, J. Brenner, E., (2013) Adaptation to delayed visual feedback is task-specific. 36th ECVP, Bremen, Germany Perception, 42 Supplement
López-Moliner, J. (2013) Local and global motion effects in interceptive timing. Vision Science Society 13th Annual Meeting, Naples, Fl. J Vision, 13
de la Malla, C., López-Moliner, J. Brenner, E., (2013) Adaptation to temporal delays generalises to new circumstances but is task-specific. Vision Science Society 13th Annual Meeting, Naples, Fl. J Vision, 13
Cameron, B. D., López-Moliner, J. (2013) No visual-proprioceptive re-weighting after removal of vision. Vision Science Society 13th Annual Meeting, Naples, Fl. J Vision, 13
López-Moliner, J. (2012) Interception of parabolic balls: uncertainty of arrival time modulates hand closure movements. Vision Science Society 12th Annual Meeting, Naples, Fl. J Vision, 12
de la Malla, C., López-Moliner, J. (2012) Different control modes of temporal and spatial variability in reaching movements. Vision Science Society 12th Annual Meeting, Naples, Fl. J Vision, 12
López-Moliner, J. (2012) Independence between action components in catching revealed by visual uncertainty. 35th ECVP, Algher, Sardenya Perception, 41 Supplement
de la Malla, C., López-Moliner, J. Brenner, E., (2012) Adaptation to temporal delays requires dynamic feedback. 35th ECVP, Algher, Sardenya Perception, 41 Supplement
Corveleyn, X., Coello, Y.; López-Moliner, J. (2012) Motor action reduces the temporal asynchrony between two visual but not visuo-tactile changes. 35th ECVP, Algher, Sardenya Perception, 41 Supplement
López-Moliner, J. (2011) Asymmetric effects of motion signals in spatial localization. 34th ECVP, Tolosa, Occitània Perception, 40 Supplement
Corveleyn, X., Coello, Y.; López-Moliner, J. (2011) Role of sensorimotor contingencies on binding by action. 34th ECVP, Tolosa, Occitània Perception, 40 Supplement
Mouta, S., Santos, JA., López-Moliner, J. (2011) Uncertainty in estimating time-to-passage revealed by reaction times. 34th ECVP, Tolosa, Occitània Perception, 40 Supplement
de la Malla, C., Brenner, E., López-Moliner, J. (2011) Using vision of the moving hand to improve temporal precision in interception. 34th ECVP, Tolosa, Occitània Perception, 40 Supplement
de la Malla, C., López-Moliner, J. (2011) Distance-to-contact and not time-to-contact determines when a hitting movement is initiated. Vision Science Society 11th Annual Meeting, Naples, Fl. J Vision, 11
de la Malla, C., López-Moliner, J. (2010) How does displacement and velocity reliability affect spatial and temporal interception errors?. 33th ECVP, Lausanne, Switzerland Perception, 39 Supplement
Corveleyn, X., López-Moliner, J., Coello, Y. (2010) The role of motor action in temporal order judgments. 33th ECVP, Lausanne, Switzerland Perception, 39 Supplement
Mouta, S., Santos, J A, López-Moliner, J. (2010) Combination of image expansion and known size explains time-to-passage of biological motion. 33th ECVP, Lausanne, Switzerland Perception, 39 Supplement
de la Malla, C., López-Moliner, J. (2009) Directional uncertainty reveals differences between lateral and radial motion. 32th ECVP, Regensburg, Germany Perception, 38 Supplement
López-Moliner, J. Linares, D. (2009) Mixing slow and fast speeds fools the colour-motion asynchrony illusion. 32th ECVP, Regensburg, Germany Perception, 38 Supplement
López-Moliner, J. (2009) Differential delays can prevent unwanted hand corrections. 7th Edition of Progress in Motor Control, Marselha, Occitania July 23-25
López-Moliner, J., Brenner, E; Louw, S; Smeets, J.B.J (2009) Combining information across time for successful catching. Vision Science Society 9th Annual Meeting, Naples, Fl. J Vision, 9
López-Moliner, J. (2008) Priors in interceptive timing: sometimes reliability is not enough. 31th ECVP, Utrecht, The Netherlands Perception, 37 Supplement
Rodríguez-Herreros, B., López-Moliner, J. (2008) Pointing at targets under spatial and temporal uncertainties: dissociations of space and time. 31th ECVP, Utrecht, The Netherlands Perception, 37 Supplement
de la Malla, C., López-Moliner, J. (2008) Using speed and size in motion-in-depth is time and task dependent. 31th ECVP, Utrecht, The Netherlands Perception, 37 Supplement
López-Moliner, J., Tubau, E. (2007) Visually timed actions benefit from audiovisual targets. 30th ECVP, Arezzo, Italy Perception, 36 Supplement
López-Moliner, J., Linares, D. (2007) Perceived duration is shortened after motion direction changes. Vision Science Society 7th Annual Meeting, Sarasota, Fl. ; J Vision, 7
López-Moliner, J., Field, D., Wann, J. (2006) The role of size in catching balls. 29th ECVP, St Petersburg, Russia Perception, 35 Supplement
López-Moliner, J., (2005) The time course of estimating time-to-contact. 28th ECVP, A Coruña, Spain Perception, 34 Supplement
Linares, D., López-Moliner, J. (2005) Absence of flash-lag when judging global shape from local positions. 28th ECVP, A Coruña, Spain Perception, 34 Supplement
López-Moliner, J., Linares, D. (2005) Internal and external prediction in the flash-lag effect. Vision Science Society 5th Annual Meeting, Sarasota, Fl. J Vision, 5
López-Moliner, J. (2004) Are there two visual streams for size perception. International Society for Psychophysics (Fechner Day), 20th Annual Meeting, Coimbra, Portugal Outer and Inner Psychophysics Symposium Pag 82-87
López-Moliner, J., Smeets, J. B J., Brenner, E. (2004) The role of texture in judging time-to-contact. 27th ECVP, Budapest, Hungary Perception, 33 Supplement
Brouwer, AM., López-Moliner, J., Brenner, E., Smeets, J. (2004) No role for the vestibular system in quickly determining whether a ball will land in front of or behind you. 5th Meeting of the International Multisensory Research Forum Barcelona, June 2-5 2004
López-Moliner, J., Smeets, J. B J., Brenner, E. (2003) Two motion aftereffects from a single coherent moving stimulus. 26th ECVP, Paris, France Perception, 32 Supplement
López-Moliner, J., Smeets, J. B J., Brenner, E. (2003) Perceptual judgements and manual tracking are equally affected by an expansion/contraction illusion. Vision Science Society 3rd Annual Meeting, Sarasota, Fl. J Vision, 3
López-Moliner, J., Maiche, A., Bonnet, C. (2000) Measuring Discrimination of relative time to contact. International Society for Psychophysics (Fechner Day), 16th Annual Meeting, Strasbourg, France Pag 269-274
Maiche, A, López-Moliner, J., Mateeff, S., Bonnet, C. (2000) Real and apparent velocities: A reaction time study. International Society for Psychophysics (Fechner Day), 16th Annual Meeting, Strasbourg, France Pag 251-256
Maiche, A, López-Moliner, J., Mateeff, S., Bonnet, C. (2000) The reaction time to motion onset is related to the perceived speed. 23th ECVP, Groningen, The Netherlands Perception, 30 Supplement
López-Moliner, J., Maiche, A., Estaun, S. (2000) Dissociation of rate of expansion and time to contact: a reaction time study. 23th ECVP, Groningen, The Netherlands Perception, 30 Supplement
Maiche, A, López-Moliner, J., Estaun, S. (2000) Relative estimation of time to collision: information in opposition to tau. 23th ECVP, Groningen, The Netherlands Perception, 30 Supplement